1 Thessalonians 4

1Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.

1For the rest, then, brethren, we beg you and exhort you in [the] Lord Jesus, even as ye have received from us how ye ought to walk and pleaseGod, even as ye also do walk, that ye would abound still more.

1And last of all, the prayer which we make to you from our heart and in the name of the Lord Jesus, is this: that as we made clear to you what sort of behaviour is pleasing to God, as in fact you are doing now, so you will go on in these ways, but more and more.

2For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.

2For ye know what charges we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

2Because you have in mind the orders we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

3For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:

3For this is [the] will ofGod, [even] your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication;

3For the purpose of God for you is this: that you may be holy, and may keep yourselves from the desires of the flesh;

4That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;

4that each of you know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honour,

4So that every one of you may keep his body holy and in honour;

5Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:

5(not in passionate desire, even as the nations who know notGod,)

5Not in the passion of evil desires, like the Gentiles, who have no knowledge of God;

6That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

6not overstepping the rights of and wronging his brother in the matter, because the Lord [is] the avenger of all these things, even as we also told you before, and have fully testified.

6And that no man may make attempts to get the better of his brother in business: for the Lord is the judge in all these things, as we said to you before and gave witness.

7For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.

7ForGod has not called us to uncleanness, but in sanctification.

7Because it is God's purpose that our way of life may be not unclean but holy.

8He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.

8He therefore that [in this] disregards [his brother], disregards, not man, butGod, who has given also his Holy Spirit to you.

8Whoever, then, goes against this word, goes against not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.

9But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

9Now concerning brotherly love ye have no need that we should write to you, for ye yourselves are taught ofGod to love one another.

9But about loving the brothers, there is no need for me to say anything to you in this letter: for you have the teaching of God that love for one another is right and necessary;

10And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;

10For also ye do this towards all the brethren in the whole of Macedonia; but we exhort you, brethren, to abound still more,

10And, truly, you are lovers of all the brothers in Macedonia; but it is our desire that your love may be increased still more;

11And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

11and to seek earnestly to be quiet and mind your own affairs, and work with your [own] hands, even as we charged you,

11And that you may take pride in being quiet and doing your business, working with your hands as we gave you orders;

12That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.

12that ye may walk reputably towards those without, and may have need of no one.

12That you may be respected by those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

13But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

13But we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them that are fallen asleep, to the end that ye be not grieved even as also the rest who have no hope.

13But it is our desire, brothers, that you may be certain about those who are sleeping; so that you may have no need for sorrow, as others have who are without hope.

14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

14For if we believe that Jesus has died and has risen again, so alsoGod will bring with him those who have fallen asleep through Jesus.

14For if we have faith that Jesus underwent death and came back again, even so those who are sleeping will come again with him by God's power.

15For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

15(For this we say to you in [the] word of [the] Lord, that we, the living, who remain to the coming of the Lord, are in no way to anticipate those who have fallen asleep;

15For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are still living at the coming of the Lord, will not go before those who are sleeping.

16For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

16for the Lord himself, with an assembling shout, with archangel's voice and with trump ofGod, shall descend from heaven; and the dead in Christ shall rise first;

16Because the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a word of authority, with the voice of the chief angel, with the sound of a horn: and the dead in Christ will come to life first;

17Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

17then we, the living who remain, shall be caught up together with them in [the] clouds, to meet the Lord in [the] air; and thus we shall be always with [the] Lord.

17Then we who are still living will be taken up together with them into the clouds to see the Lord in the air: and so will we be for ever with the Lord.

18Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

18So encourage one another with these words.)

18So then, give comfort to one another with these words.